Swans, ravens, hybrid bird-women: these are the creatures of Emmy Bridgwater’s enigmatic, Surrealist artworks. Bridgwater (1906 – 1999) was one of the five founding members of the Birmingham Surrealist Group. However, her influence and connections[…]

Danny Howes is one of Birmingham’s best realist painters. His large-scale canvases document contemporary life and people from the region, reflecting the vibrant, diverse and multi-cultural city in which we live. I first saw Danny’s[…]

Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery is turning 20! To celebrate, the gallery is opening its new exhibitions on 21st March, exactly 20 years to the day since the gallery doors were first opened to the public in Brindleyplace[…]

Percy Shakespeare (1906 – 1943) is Dudley’s most notable artist. His paintings – many of which belong to Dudley Museum – depict Black Country life in the 1930s and 40s, seemingly portraying a social history[…]

I always look forward to exhibitions at Reuben Colley Fine Art, a gallery that celebrates local artists, and particularly painters. Last night I battled through ‘The Beast from the East’ which had hit Birmingham in[…]